Physiologic rhythms responding to low-level electromagnetic and mechanical signals: The Joule equivalence principle

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-406

  Santana Blank, Luis A ^a,b   Rodríguez Santana, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Foundation for Interdisciplinary Research and Development   (Venezuela)

^b NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; OSCILLATION; PACEMAKER; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THERMODYNAMICS; WOUND HEALING;

BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; RADIATION;

EID: 50649093310     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2276     Document Type: Letter

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